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Probate and Family Court Fees

Note: The fees listed below do not include the fee for a citation or summons. Each citation is an additional $15 and each summons is an additional $5. Costs for publication, if applicable, are the responsibility of the petitioner/plaintiff. If there is no initial filing fee, other fees and costs associated with the action, including, but not limited to, a citation, summons or copies, still apply and shall be charged.

Any party entering a complaint, petition or other civil action in which an initial filing fee is payable, and to which a separate docket number is assigned shall pay to the Register a surcharge of $15 in addition to the fee otherwise required. See G. L. c. 262, § 4C. Adding a suffix does not create a separate docket number that requires a surcharge.